Desk set



S. A. NEIDICH oct. 25, 1932.

DESK SET Filed June 6, 1929 Patented Oct. 25, 1932` jf .UNITED STATESPATENT# OFFICE? l- SAMUEL L NEIDICHQ or `anenvsm'rnn PARK, vNEW JERSEYyAppncamnimei;Jantje, 1929. seria; No. 368,892.

My invention relates to Writing implements vand holders therefor,including a base member having recessesto receive such'implements, andparticularly such sets wherein the basemember represents a slab ofnatural mineral, such as an ornamental `stone or an imitation of suchstone or an imitation of an ornamental metal such as gold, silver,bronze, etc. The purpose and effect of my invention u are to ,providea'desk set wherein the base is covered with a film'of lightand cheapmaterial representing yheavy costly material such asabovecontemplated,and to cover the Writing implements or portions thereof with 15 `thesame cheap material; so that the'base and writing' implements shallmatch each other.

K As hereinafter described, such a result is attained by covering both abase formed of cheap material such as wood, and the writing implementsor parts thereof, with a cellulose product such as Celluloid, cellulosenitrate, cellulose acetate and the like. Such cellulose productmanifesting a distinctive pattern either by agregating different kinds,textures, or colors of such material or by dyeing such a celluloseproduct in selectedv regions to produce the desired pattern.

My invention includes the variousnovel features of procedure andstructure herein- 30 after more definitely specified.

In ksaid drawing; Fig. I is a perspective view of a. desk set embodyingmy invention, including a base and a writing implement matching thebase.

Fig. II is a vertical sectional View of the base structure shown in Fig.I.

In said figures; the base structure includes, at the bottom thereof, ablock of Wood or other cheap material l, for instance, a mold- 40 edslab of plaster-of-Paris or other composition such as an aggregate ofsawdust and a binding medium. Said bottom base member l is covered withthe film 2 of Celluloid or the like presenting a distinctive pattern 4;,structure at its surface, as indicated at 3 in Fig. l. For instance,such pattern may represent the markings of natural onyx, marble, orother mineral, and may be formed by aggregating cellulose products ofdifferent uw 5u kinds, textures, or colors, or by merely dyeing such aproduct in selected regions to produce the desired pattern. s

The upper base member 4,-formed of such cheap material, is similarlycovered with the film 5 o'f the cellulose product having dis- 55tinctive pattern markings 6 matching the i pattern marks 8 aforesaid. ySaid base structure includes the writing implement holder 7, which maybeconvenientlyformed of metal,including vthe recess a@ 8 adapted todetachably hold a Writing implement, such as the pen holder 9, inposition to be readily accessible for removal. Said holder 7 has thecovering 11 which is a film of kthe same cellulose product, presentingo;

pattern marks 12 matching themarks 3 and 6 aforesaid.

Said three members l, 4, and 7 of the base structure may be convenientlyrigidlycom nected by the screw 14 which engages the 75. threaded socketl5 in said member 7 which n is prevented=-from turning upon the member 4by the lpin 16 extending from said member 4 into the recess 17insaid'member 7. Said screw may have the lock washer L18 'bearing 'la uponthe plane washer 19 in the recess2() in said basemember land said recessmay be covered by the film 2l yof the same material as the'other 'filmsaforesaid, so that the means for `connecting the several elements of thee@ base structure are covered and concealed.

Asindicated in Fig. I; the writing implement 9-has films 23 and 24 ofthe same pattern material covering the different portions thereof; sothat said writing implement matches the base structure of the desk set.y

The films Vof cellulose'products aforesaid are` applied in a softenedstate and altho theyfmay be softened by vrheating them in boilingwater,.l prefer to soften them by fsubj ect- 9i* ingl them to the actionof a solvent. kFor instance, acetone is ordinarily employed as a solventfor Celluloid and cellulose nitrate, and ethyl acetate, or a mixture ofalcohol andether, 'may ybeemployed as solvents for 95 celluloseacetate.V However, Celluloid and the like, when softened with acetone,are sticky and, therefore, I prefer to use a solvent having an adequatesoftening effect without rendering the surface of the cellulose product1 sticky and, preferably a cellulose nitrate solvent of high boilingpoint and low volatility, for instance, derivatives of ethyleneglycol,such as ethylene-glycol-mono-ethylether orethylene-glycol-mono-ethyl-etheracetate. Such solvents are preferablediluted with more or less of a fluid which has no such softening effect;in order to control such softening effect. Altho any light hydrocarbonsuch as gasoline or naptha may be used as such a diluent, they areinflammable and it is preferable to use a non-inflammable diluent suchas carbon tetrachloride.

For instance, the films shown may be adequately softened in a bathcontaining twenty percent of acetone and eighty per cent of carontetrachloride in which they are allowed to scali for forty-eight hours.However, they may be adequately softened in much less time byinstantaneous immersion and eniersion with respect to a bath includingtwenty per cent of ethylene-glycol derivative and eighty per cent ofcarbon tetrachloride, if they are allowed to rest for, say, ten minutesthereafter for the solvent to penetrate. Thereupon, ordinary Celluloidthus softened may be stretched to four times its original dimensions andbe permitted to resume its original shape by its own elasticity, withoutdetriment.

Plane sheets of Celluloid or the like may be thus softened and stretchedover the elements l and 4 aforesaid. However, I prefer to form thetubular coverings 11, 23 and 24 by rollingl several convolutions ofextremely thin sheets of the cellulose product upon a mandrel whilesoftened with a suitable solvent and then, while in a plastic state,stretching them over the holders 7 .and 9 upon which they contract asthe solvent evaporates.

However, asfar as I am aware, it is broad ly new to provide a Jdesk setwherein a cellulose product of the same pattern is used as a coveringfor a stationary base and a writing implement which is removablysupported by such base, so that the base and implement are matched inappearance. Therefore, I do not desire to limit myself'to the precisedetails of procedure and structure herein set forth, as it is obviousthat various modifications may be made therein without departing fromthe essential features of my invention, as defined in the appendedclaims.

I claim:

l. In a desk set, the combination with a base, including two distinctblocks, one above the other, respectively covered with films ofartificial cellulose material concealing said blocks; of a writingimplement holder, including a recess for the point of the writingimplement and mounted on said base; means rigidly connecting said baseand holder, including a screw extending through both of said blocks andengaging a screw threaded socket in said holder, as a nut; and meansdistinct from said screw connection, extending between said upper blockand holder and preventing rotation of the latter.

2. In a desk set, the combination with a base comprising a bottom blockand an upper block, respectively covered with'films of arti- 1 ficialcellulosic material concealing said blocks; of a metallic holder for awriting implement, including a cylindrical recess for the point of thewriting implement, and mounted on said base with its axis extendingobliquely upward therefrom, and means rigidl connecting said base blocksand holder an including means maintaining the axis of said recess inpredetermined angular relation with said base and its surface adaptedfor contact with the desk.

3. In a desk set, the combination with a base including two primarilyseparate blocks of cheap material, respectively covered with films ofartificial cellulosic material concealing said block; of a holder for awriting iniplement, including a recess for the point of the writingimplement, and mounted on said base; means rigidly connecting said baseblocks and holder and adapted to prevent relative movement thereof; anda thin cofering of artificial cellulosic material on said baseconcealing said connecting means.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Burlington, NewJersey, this 31st day of May, 1929.

SAMUEL A. NEIDICH.

